Today AOC is announcing two new gaming monitors to their AGON line-up, adding in a 24.5” 240Hz TN model in the form of the AG251FZ2E, and a new 27” 165Hz NanoIPS model with the AG273QXP.

The 27” AG273QXP is the more interesting release today as this is the company’s first ever FreeSync compatible 1440p 165Hz IPS offering, representing a notable and more versatile offering versus the G-Sync-only AG271QG from 2017. AOC switches up display panels and adopts for the first time a new LG NanoIPS unit which offers considerable upgrades such as a move to 1ms GtG response times.

The 16:9 2560 x 1440 resolution display furthermore offers outstanding gamut characteristics covering up to 133% of sRGB and 98% of AdobeRGB and DCI-P3 gamuts. The new panel also allows the screen higher brightness levels, now reaching up to 350cd/m². Contrast ratio is at a common figure of 1000:1, in line with other IPS displays.

It’s to be noted that the display lacks any HDR certification, but is HDR ready in that it’s able to convert and display a HDR signal, although without the specular highlight retention.

Being a gaming-branded monitor, we naturally see a gaming-oriented design, with an unusual elevated three-foot stand that might not be to everybody’s preference in terms of space usage. The stand does offer adjustments options in all the expected directions such as pivoting, rotation, swivel and tilt, and if you wish do employ your own stand, the monitor has a 75mm VESA mount support. The back of the monitor features RGB ambient lighting.

Connectivity-wise, we see two DisplayPort 1.4 ports and two HDMI 2.0 ports, as well as a USB-hub capability with two USB 3.2 ports, alongside a 3.5mm headphone jack output. The monitor features no speakers.

The other monitor released today is the new AG251FZ2E, the new monitor is a refresh and successor to the original AG251FZ that was released in 2017 and the 2019 update, the AG251FZ2. This means that like its predecessors, this is a 240Hz 1920 x 1080 TN-panel display which comes with both the traditional strengths and weaknesses. Strengths of course are the monitors fast response-times, which can be decreased from 1ms GtG to 0.5ms with help of black frame insertion thanks to a strobing in-sync backlight.

The new model improves the stand with a more robust and compact foot that is able to save on desk space.

AOC new AGON Gaming Monitors
  AG251FZ2E AG273QXP
Panel 24.5" TN 27" IPS
Native Resolution 1920 × 1080 (16:9) 2560 × 1440 (16:9)
Maximum Refresh Rate 240 Hz 165 Hz
Response Time 1ms GtG
0.5ms MPRT
1 ms GtG
Brightness 400 cd/m² (typical) 350 cd/m² (typical)
Contrast 1000:1 1000:1
Backlighting WLED
no PWM
WLED
no PWM
Viewing Angles 170°/160° horizontal/vertical 178°/178° horizontal/vertical
Curvature 0R 0R
Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Color Gamut 102% sRGB/BT.709 133% sRGB/BT.709
98.6% AdobeRGB
98.1 DCI-P3
DisplayHDR Tier None HDR Ready
(Signal conversion)
Dynamic Refresh Rate AMD FreeSync
48 - 240Hz
AMD FreeSync
48 - 165Hz
Pixel Pitch 0.311 mm² 0.233 mm²
Pixel Density 110 PPI 110 PPI
Inputs 2 × DisplayPort 1.2
1 × HDMI 2.0
× HDMI 1.4
1 × DVI
1 ×VGA
2 × DisplayPort 1.4
2 × HDMI 2.0
Audio 3.5 mm output 3.5 mm output
USB Hub USB 3.0 x 4 USB 3.2 x 2
Stand Pivot, Rotation, Swivel, Tilt

VESA: 100x100
Pivot, Rotation, Swivel, Tilt

VESA: 75x75

RGB Back Lights
MSRP 409€ 489€

AOC's AG251FZ2E and AG273QXP will be available in August 2020 with a MSRP of respectively €409 and €489.

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  • ipkh - Friday, July 31, 2020 - link

    Why are you posting this trite info. Bare bones high refresh rate, low res, non hdr monitors? Dime a dozen these days. Post for things like real HDR monitors with real decent specs.
    Especially HDR and solid VRR support. I'm suck of companies boasting about big standard brightness and subpar resolution in the trend to high refresh rates.
  • zodiacfml - Saturday, August 1, 2020 - link

    wtf, who is buying TN monitors for this price and consider AOC is not expensive brand for monitors? It should have gone down years ago
  • Tomatotech - Saturday, August 1, 2020 - link

    Dat base for the 27" monitor... Dat third leg means it will fall off the back or hit the wall on many desks. Older office desks were made for CRT depths, but newer ones aren't. Home desks in particular often aren't as deep as office desks.

    Also, 2x USB ports isn't really enough on the monitor. My Dell monitor has 5x USB ports, and all 5 are full - USB ethernet, webcam, Logitech dongle, phone charging lead, etc. Really nice being able to plug in my laptop with just a Displayport cable and USB3 upstream cable to the monitor and everything else comes online, with all the cables neatly hidden in the monitor.
  • Crazyeyeskillah - Saturday, August 1, 2020 - link

    100 ppi lol
  • TheWereCat - Tuesday, August 4, 2020 - link

    I got the 27" AOC AG271QG with G-Sync on release for 700€, considering the cost of G-Sync module, this makes the new one more expensive than the monitor I got 3y ago.

    Sure, they use different IPS type and the new one will definitely look better but I don't see why it should still cost this much. If it was around 399€ it would make a lot more sense imo...
  • ikjadoon - Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - link

    Small typo:

    The 24.5" 1080p TN panel has a 90 PPI pixel density, not 110 PPI. 2203 diagonal pixels / 24.5 inches = 89.91 PPI = ~ 90 PPI.

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